Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 18-20 Jan 2022
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PAMPHYLIA. Aspendos. AR Tetradrachm, dated CY 27 (186/5 B.C.). NGC VF. Countermark.
Pr-2909. In the name and types of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; countermark: anchor within oval incuse punch; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; in left field AΣ above KZ (date) flanking cornucopia. Deep and richly toned, this example has an average strike and has seen circulation. An interesting countermark is deeply punched into the design of the portrait.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Pr-2909. In the name and types of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; countermark: anchor within oval incuse punch; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; in left field AΣ above KZ (date) flanking cornucopia. Deep and richly toned, this example has an average strike and has seen circulation. An interesting countermark is deeply punched into the design of the portrait.
Estimate: $100 - $200